Dandoo- Rowe (OK) c.1929 Moores
[The Moores do not usually give the date when the ballad was learned- in this case the date is conjecture on my part, the date she moved to Oklahoma.]
BALLADS AND FOLK SONGS OF THE SOUTHWEST- Moore 1964
English and Scottish Ballads
52. Wife Wrapt in Wheter's Skin
Dandoo- sung by Mrs. Foster Rowe of Jenks. Mrs. Rowe moved to Oklahoma from Arkansas in 1929.
The little old man came in from plow,
Dandoo, dandoo,
The little old man came in from plow,
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
The little old man came in from plow,
Says to his wife, "Is breakfast now?"
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.
"There's a little piece of bread on the shelf,"
Dandoo, dandoo,
"There's a little piece of bread on the shelf,"
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
"There's a little piece of bread on the shelf.
If you want any more, go cook it yourself."
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.
The little old man jumped in the sheep pen,
Dandoo, dandoo,
The little old man jumped in the sheep pen,
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
The little old man jumped in the sheep pen,
Grabbed an old ram, commenced jerking off the skin.
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag durn mingo.
The little old lady came pitty to pat,
Dandoo, dandoo,
The little old lady came pitty to pat,
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
The little old lady came pitty to pat,
Says, "Old man, what're doing with that?"
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.
Little old man laid the skin on her back,
Dandoo, dandoo,
Little old man laid the skin on her back,
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
Little old man laid the skin on her back,
With two little sticks went whickety whack.
Hurry me, burry rne, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.
"Tell my dad and mother and all my kin,"
Dandoo, dandoo,
"Tell my dad and mother and all my kin,"
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
"Tell my dad and mother and all my kin,
Just how you tanned your wether's skin."
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.
"Tell your dad and mother and all your kin,"
Dandoo, dandoo,
"Tell your dad and mother and all your kin,"
Tom to my class tum a kingo;
"Tell your dad and mother and all your kin,
But I'm going to tan my wether's skin."
Hurry me, burry me, hickey ho,
To wag dum mingo.